The 17" MacBook Pro has just been released. The 17" model has Firewire 800 and 8x dual layer Superdrive, both of which the 15.4" version lacks. The new MacBook Pro was presented during the NAB2006. The machine will cost $2799,- in the US, or round and about EUR 2879,- (differs per country) in the EU, or GBP 1999,- if you live in the UK.

It would seem you're the joke. The MacBook Pro can boot basically any x86 OS available. Show me an HP, Sony, or even a mighty Dell that can do that. I know MANY people who have both a Windows machine and a Mac for the widest app availability.. Or because they want to play PC games. Now that person can have both on one machine. In that regard, the MacBook Pro is a much better value than any other Core Duo machine on the market.